Heel cover



Patented Mar. 12, 19

* orrics 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a heel cover mainly designed to be used by bowlers, the general object of the invention. is to provide a cover made of leather or the like for slipping over the heel of the shoe so that the alley will not be marred by heel marks and it also acts to prevent a player from slipping.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the'several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view of the pad in use on the heel of a shoe.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the device.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the bottom part of the device which is shaped to fit over the bottom part of the heel of a shoe and the numeral 2 indicates the upstanding flange which provides a straight front part adjacent the front end of the heel and the curved sides to engage 7 portions of the sides of the heel, the rear ends of the side parts terminating an appreciable distance from the rear end of the heel. I prefer to form the parts 1 and 2 from a single piece of leather or the like. A lining strip 3 is sewn to the inner faces of the flange 2 and a strip 4 of elastic material has its ends placed between the ends of the lining and of the side parts 2 and sewn to these parts as shown in Figure 2. This elastic passes around the heel of the shoe as shown in Figure 1, and acts to hold the device in place. Whenever desired the parts can be reversed to place the lining 3 outside.

This device will prevent heel marks on the floor of alleys and it helps the bowlers to make their slides uniform and prevent them from slipping. 10

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A heel cover of the class described comprisgo ing a bottom part fitting over the lower face of a heel, an upstanding flange engaging the front and side portions of the heel and an elastic strip connected with the flange and extending around the rear of the heel.

2. A heel cover of the class described comprising a bottom part fitting over the lower face of a heel, an upstanding flange engaging the front and side portions of the heel and an enlastic strip connected with the flange and extending 30 around the rear of the heel, and a reinforcing strip for the flange.

JOSEPH CIRONE. LOUIS FRANCHINA. 

